Weaving

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" orderby="title"] I imagine that the pursuit of the perfect three-layer gauze is not the central concern of other people’s lives, but . . . I still haven’t achieved the effect I want so I must go on!  I

I have a variety of great, good, weird and bad news.  I will try to present it all in a cohesive way, but I might have to come up with some creative segues.  Great news (for my fam) is that

Here is the third in a series of 3 - layer scarf/shawls. In this one I once again used a 20/2 wool for the gauzy exterior tube and bulky mohair boucle for the “unwoven” filler. I made the

[gallery link="file"] Please take a look at the deflected double weave sample above. It is in bamboo and set at 30 epi. It has a dreamy hand and drape AND it was oh-so-kindly given to me by a fellow ddw lover

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] This is an experiment. There are a couple of notions that have been rattling around that I am trying to work out. One notion is “rainbow.” It is no surprise that everyone loves a rainbow. Of all the

[gallery link="file"] I realize that the above is not a lovely photo array, but it is meant to visually describe the process of “knitting to dye for”. A. The knit blank (washed in synthrapol/soaked in vinegar water) is pinned flat on some

[gallery link="file"] Sorry I have been so blog mum. I have been thinking about why it has been so hard to write. It could be a couple of reasons. One might be that all my children have been away for the

[gallery link="file"] Sorry for the neglect, but I have been working on a couple of things intermittently while trying to meet the summer-y requirements of kids/dogs/gardens, etc. I am very excited by the arrival of my knitting machine, and have knitted

[gallery link="file"] Since I got home from Convergence I have had a few hours to regroup and work in the studio. One of the first things I wanted to do was mess around with the knitted blanks from Nancy Robert’s class

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] The above photos are of the yardage exhibit displayed at the conference center. You can get a better sense of the scale and wonderfulness (excuse photo quality - no big camera - just phone). It is great to

[gallery link="file" columns="4"] Today was my first day at Convergence. I have been awed. First thing this morning I slowly examined all the pieces in the yardage exhibit. Remarkable - not only because some of the pieces were stunning, but because